Weekly Release Roundup!

Hello fellow geeks! Welcome to your weekly article on all Blu-Ray/4K Ultra HD/Digital film and television releases. While I won’t be noting everything released for a particular week, I’ll be highlighting some of the more notable ones. I’ll also include a brief description of the film, the main actors/actresses and director, whether or not I’ve seen it, and a Rotten Tomatoes/MetaCritic score for those who like that kind of thing. Enjoy!

Finding Dory

Director: Andrew Stanton

Starring: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neil, Diane Keaton

What It’s About: Pixar’s sequel to the smash hit Finding Nemo follows Dory as she attempts to find her family with the help of Marlin and Nemo.

What It’s About: Set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker has vanished and the First Order has risen from the ashes of the Galactic Empire. Resistance fighter Poe Dameron is tasked with finding a map that will lead to Luke. Kylo Ren a master of the Dark Side also pursues the map. Meanwhile a nascent Force user named Rey gets drawn into the Resistance with companion Finn, a Stormtrooper who abandons the First Order. It’s up to these three and also the likes of Han Solo and Leia to destroy the First Order’s newest superweapon–Starkiller Base.

What It’s About: A live action version of the classic Disney tale, when mancub Mowgli is abandoned in the jungle he’s raised by the various animals that live there. However when the man hating fierce tiger Shere Khan returns to the jungle it’s up to panther Bagheera and bear Baloo to help keep Mowgli safe.

What It’s About: Winter is coming. As Dany gathers her armies in Essos to conquer King’s Landing she finds both friends and enemies. Cersei seeks to reclaim power…by any means necessary. Arya continues her training in the assassin arts with the Faceless Men. And the powers of the North will clash with the Bolton’s who have claimed Winterfell for their own.

Have I Seen It: Yes.

Rotten Tomatoes Score: Fresh 94%

MetaCritic Score: 80

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week-The Touring Years

Director: Ron Howard

Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison

What It’s About: Director Ron Howard’s documentary about the band that helped change rock and roll. The documentary follows the foursome during the touring years of 1962 to 1966